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When I moved into my house the kitchen had a slate floor that was coming up all over the place. The joists are over-spanned and the person who installed the floor just put the tile right on plywood. It was doomed from the beginning. I have pulled up the tile with the intent of putting [...]

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i am a bit of a country woman at heart and the rest of my home is slightly neutral colours and i want my kitchen to be warm and inviting. the current colours are powdery blue walls, warm slate gray countertops and white cabinets. the cabinets are falling apart and have cheap grey handles which [...]

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I have been laying tile for 15 years so I know that porcelain, while it has micro holes, doesn’t really need any kind of sealer. However, I did a floor in 2007. It is 12" porcelain on the beige side. It goes through an entry, office, kitchen, dining room, another entry to the garage and [...]

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ok, you guys have all been so helpful, here i go again with a question…i had my cabinets painted a cream color, my countertops are granite black, cream colored speckled…i want to keep my kitchen more on the ‘transitional/contemporary’ style so i don’t want a busy tile …i am having the granite go right to [...]

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So when you’re standing at our kitchen sink and looking at the wood trim around the window…..that wood trim sets flush with the wall (which would be the backsplash) underneath the cabinets. In newer homes this wood trim should normaly stand out about 1/4 of an inch or so and the wall would be set [...]

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So when you’re standing at our kitchen sink and looking at the wood trim around the window…..that wood trim sets flush with the wall (which would be the backsplash) underneath the cabinets. In newer homes this wood trim should normaly stand out about 1/4 of an inch or so and the wall would be set [...]

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the worktop is grey and has a lime green splashback. The cabinets have a light oak trim. Other Related Mosaic Sites

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we are getting a black and white kitchen (white cabinets black countertop) and have light grey tiles on the floor and whitish grey tiles on the kitchen walls. we’re pretty much working with a blank slate, however the couch for the living room is a navy blue. the kitchen has an opening to the living [...]

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I also painted the cabinets in a distressed look.I bought this very pretty slate tile to put as a back splash, and it has beautiful colors in it, like pinks, yellows and a lot of grey. My question is what should I paint the walls now?, I tried a light grey, but it looks lavender. [...]

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I have beautiful cherrywood cabinets, white corian countertops, and white tile backsplash. Kitchen is 20 yrs. old and original appliances were white. Does anyone think stainless would blend with these colors or should I stick with white? I need to replace all appliances. I can also replace brass cabinet knob with stainless look. Other Related [...]

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I want to paint kitchen but I’m not sure of the new color trends. The tile floor is white as well as the cabinets. The counter tops are a slate blue/grey. Right now the wall color is light yellow. Other Related Mosaic Sites

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My husband and I are about to remodel our 1980′s kitchen — ugly brown laminate backsplash and all. We started to tear off the backsplash, and it took some of the paper from the drywall behind it, and left some very yellowed glue. So just painting over it is not an option. We NEED to [...]

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